How fixed fees and patient choice can support eye care for the poorest
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(DNJ) in Peru exemplifies how one small eye clinic can become sustainable, grow, and influence national eye care strategies. DNJ was established in 1996 and initially provided general health care. From 2006 onwards, CBM Latin America helped DNJ to focus on eye care and later sponsored a DNJ leadership team to attend an International Eye Foundation (IEF) sustainability workshop in Paraguay. DNJ then started a two-year change process toward sustainability with technical assistance from IEF and Guatemala’s Visualiza.
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